Grammar Practice for ESL Level 1

The links below will take you to explanations and exercises on grammar rules from Basic English Grammar, the textbook you buy for both ESL010 and ESL020.  The exercises will help you with understanding, memorizing, and using the rules.

Quick Jump to:   Chapter 1     Chapter 2    Chapter 3    Chapter 4    Chapter 5    Chapter 6    Chapter 7    Chapter 8  

Chapter 1 Using Be Tutorial - Click here to download Powerpoint Show OR watch these videos:

Pages 2-3 Chart 1-1 Noun + IS + Noun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpPCgGpTWLY	Pages 4-5 Chart 1-2 Noun + ARE + Noun http://www.youtube.com/user/floridaenglish#p/u/289/pvZkGXLOOKY
Page 7 Chart 1-3 Pronoun +  BE + Noun http://www.youtube.com/user/floridaenglish#p/u/288/mC-PmevkEG8	Pages 8-9 Chart 1-4 Contractions with Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PytdGsBwGUs
Page 10 Chart 1-5 Negative with Be http://www.youtube.com/user/floridaenglish#p/u/286/RlfeBtvTYN8	Page 12 Chart 1-6 Be + Adjective http://www.youtube.com/user/floridaenglish#p/u/285/bJJ0Ec8Kq7o
Page 18 Chart 1-7 BE + Place http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvP0PDV54Cc	Page 21 Chart 1-8 Summary: Basic Sentence Patterns with Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkBc10unRrs

Chapter 1 Using Be Computer Explanations & Exercises:
Be present tense affirmative examples
Be present tense negative examples
Be present tense question animated explanation
Be verb affirmative, negative, and question forms information
Fill in the blank making questions with Be quiz
Multiple choice quiz with Be
Another Multiple choice quiz with Be
Choosing forms of Be (am, is, are)
Type in the blank practice with Be (am, is, are)
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/tobepresent.php - Multiple choice


Chapter 2 Using Be and Have Tutorial - Click here to download Powerpoint Show OR watch these videos:

Page 24 Chart 2-1 Yes/No Questions with Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKNpju7ct7g	Page 25 Chart 2-2 Short answers to Yes/No Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P0mcYXAsWQ
Page 28 Chart 2-3 Questions with Be: Using Where http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7hQ8ZvlWto	Page 30 Chart 2-4 Using Have and Has http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNXKZBfvtY
Page 33 Chart 2-5 Using My, Your, His, Her, Our, Their http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0dCkRrUUHU	Page 38 Chart 2-6 Using This and That http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaoOxWNDK1g
Page 40 Chart 2-7 Using These and Those http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mVBZOS3eZ8	Page 42 Chart 2-8 Asking Questions with What and Who + Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuCPnbsXUEk
Chapter 2 Review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_qD9jpGL1E

Chapter 2 Using Be and Have Computer Explanations & Exercises:
Have - Has
Choosing Have or Has
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/havepresent.php - Choose between has or have to complete each sentence.
Choosing Have, Has, Don't Have, or Doesn't Have
Type in the blank Have, Has, Don't Have or Doesn't Have
Tutorial on Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives - Decide if you should use my, your, his, her, its, our, or their to complete the sentences.
Possessive Adjective Practice - Look at the sentence and think of the possessive adjective you need.  Then, click on the arrow next to the word Answer to see if you are correct in your thinking.
Possessive Adjective Choosing - Click on the triangular arrow to the right of the blank box my your our their his her its , then click on the possessive adjective form you need to complete the sentence.
Possessive Adjective Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sdaSKiTZ38&feature=related

Chapter 3 Using the Simple Present Tutorial  - Click here to download Powerpoint Show  OR watch these videos:

Page 53 Chart 3-1 Form & Basic Meaning of the Simple Present Tense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGBsUtFe_SM	Page 56 Chart 3-2 Using Frequency Adverbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS8BPvp_dkU
Page 58 Chart 3-3 Other Frequency Expressions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDZ6nCsSjnQ	Page 59 Chart 3-4 Using Frequency Adverbs with Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-19CWBLC0s
Page 61 Chart 3-5 Spelling & Pronunciation of Final -es http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wo5eUjc5tI	Page 63 Chart 3-6 Adding Final -s/-es to Words ending in -y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAo29qjWdGs
Page 64 Chart 3-7 Irregular Singular Verbs:  Has, Does, Goes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWANtKoVch4	Page 66 Chart 3-8 Spelling & Pronunciation of Final -s/-es http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz75rf3UMqM
Page 69 Chart 3-9 Simple Present Tense Negative http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLEQy4VF8xw	Page 74 Chart 3-10 Simple Present Tense Yes/No Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXT8odsH_w
Page 78 Chart 3-11 Simple Present Tense Information Questions with Where http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-smbwzCKnM	Page 80 Chart 3-12 Simple Present Tense Information Questions with When/What Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gloHFyhlnEQ
Page 82 Chart 3-11 Summary: Information Questions with Be and Do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZw2_TkkIQ4

Chapter 3 Using the Simple Present Tense Computer Explanations & Exercises:
Subject Verb Agreement - I
Subject Verb Agreement - You
Subject Verb Agreement - He
Subject Verb Agreement - She
Subject Verb Agreement - We
Subject Verb Agreement - They
Subject Verb Agreement - Plurals
Subject Verb Agreement - Mixed - Multiple choice quiz on subject verb agreement in the simple present tense with the verbs Be, Have, and Go.
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/presentagreement.php - Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence.
Simple Present - Multiple Choice
Simple Present - Fill in the Story
Present Tense Everyday Verbs
Simple Present Tense - Multiple choice quiz
Simple Present 1 - Choose the verb which correctly agrees with the subject.
Simple Present Affirmative - Decide which form of the simple present verb is necessary to complete the sentences.
Spelling of Simple Present Tense Endings Multiple Choice
Spelling s/es Endings -Read the spelling rules, then change the third person plural forms to third person singular forms by adding s or es.
Spelling s/es 2 -More practice typing third person singular forms ending in s or es.
Spelling of Verbs Ending in Y -Read the rules for the spelling of verbs ending in y, then type in the correct third person singular forms.
Pronunciation of Final s/es -Read the rules and take a quiz on the pronunciation of the s/es verb endings.
Third Person s/es Pronunciation - Choose the sound (s, z, iz) of the ending of the verbs shown.
Frequency Adverbs Multiple Choice - Read the sentences. Choose the adverb that logically fills the blank.
Adverbs of Frequency Multiple Choice
Frequency 1 - Often     Frequency 2 - Rarely   Frequency 3 - Sometimes        Frequency 4 - Never    Frequency 5 - Usually Frequency 6 - Frequently - Drag the words to make sentences using correct word sequencing.
Daily Routines - Fill in the blanks in these short stories with the correct simple present tense verb form.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith's Daily Routines - Read the sentences and look at the verbs in parentheses at the end of each sentence.  Type in the correct simple present form of the verb.  Remember to add -s or -es or make any other necessary grammar/spelling changes.
What Do These People Do at Work? - Read the sentences.  They use the Be verb and nouns.  Change the nouns to verb forms to make new sentences without the be verb.
Affirmative to Negative - Read affirmative sentences in the simple present. Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms of the verbs. Check your answers.
Simple Present Negative - Decide if you should use "don't" or "doesn't" to complete the sentences.
Bill Gates and I - Change the affirmative sentences to negative by using don't or doesn't.
Simple Present Negative - More practice with rewriting sentences to make them negative.
Common Negative Mistakes
Negative & Interrogative Forms - Read an explanation on how to form negative and interrogative (question) statements in the simple present tense. Present Tense Scrambled Questions
Present Tense Scrambled Questions 2
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/plural1.php - Retype the singular sentences to make them plural sentences.
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/yesnopresent.php - Type in yes/no questions including the words you see and adding do/does.
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/whquestionspresent.php - Type in information questions including the words you see and adding do/does.
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/presentnegative.php - Type in the negative contraction form of the verb.
Do or Does?
Be or Do in Questions - Choose the correct form of the verb "be" (am, is, are) or "do" (do, does) to complete the questions.
Simple Present Questions & Trivia Quiz
Make a Question
Questions with Be & Do
Simple Present Questions & Negatives
Simple Present Tense Review -Type in the correct affirmative, negative, and question forms of the verbs provided.
Simple Present : Subject-Verb Agreement & Trivia Quiz
Make it True - Affirmative & Negative Forms
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/finalses.php - Read an explanation about the pronunciation of the -s/-es endings and then take a multiple-choice quiz.
El Presente  - Spanish-English explanation of the forms of the simple present and present progressive.
Conversations with Simple Present
Spanish-English Verbs - Try to match the English verbs with their Spanish translation. Then, use the verbs in the simple present tense to fill in the blanks in a paragraph.

Chapter 4 Using the Present Progressive Tutorial  - Click here to download Powerpoint Show  OR watch these videos:

Page 92 Chart 4-1 Be + ING: Present Progressive Tense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR1gRwwFwOo	Page 97 Chart 4-2 Spelling of - ING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjvvt0Ufmto
Page 99 Chart 4-3 Present Progressive Negatives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW9P7YZC3pI	Page 102 Chart 4-4 Present Progressive Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzDEcqqbmrE
Page 106 Chart 4-5 Simple Present vs. Present Progressive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZqYPvK0Cb4	Page 111 Chart 4-6 Nonaction Verbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucQbUDr3EYo
Page 114 Chart 4-7 See, Look at, Watch, Hear, & Listen To http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wn1rA8Bk1w	Page 117 Chart 4-8 Think About & Think That http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1kS3zJWew4

Chapter 4 Using the Present Progressive Computer Explanations & Exercises:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pcont.htm and http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pcont1.htm
What's She Doing?  Look at the pictures. Choose the sentence that correctly describes what each person is doing.
The Simpsons and Present Progressive Examples Video
Spelling of the Present Participle 1 - Read the spelling rules for verbs that end in e, then type in the correct forms.
Choose the Present Participle - How many verbs do you know? Look at the pictures and click on the correct verb.
Type in the Present Participle - Look at the picture and type in the correct present participle. Be careful with the spelling!
Present Progressive Video - Watch the video about housework and the words you see on the screen to think of present progressive sentences.
What Are You Doing? - Read a conversation using the present progressive, study a chart explaining its use and form, then complete practice exercises.
Affirmative Form & Spelling of Present Continuous Tense - Read the explanation and study the examples
http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson7/TestIt/PresCont1.htm - Look at the picture and question and then type in a complete sentence using the affirmative present progressive verb tense.
Negative Form & Spelling of Present Continuous Tense - Read the explanation and study the examples
Question Form of Present Continuous Tense - Read the explanation and study the examples
http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson9/TestIt/PresContQuestions.htm - Use the words you see and make any necessary changes to their forms to write questions in the present progressive/continuous tense.
Negative & Question Forms in the Present Continuous Tense - After you study the examples, click on the words First Exercise at the bottom left of the web page to go to quiz questions.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/present_progressive.htm - Type in the correct form of the auxiliary be verb (am, is, are) and the present participle (main verb + ing) to complete the questions.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/present_progressive2.htm - More practice typing in questions using the present progressive verb tense.
The Hurricane - Read the sentences and then change them from the simple present to the present progressive verb tense.

Chapter 5 Talking About the Present Tutorial  - Click here to download Powerpoint Show OR watch these videos:

Chapter 5 Talking About the Present Computer Explanations & Exercises:
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/therebe.php - Choose between is/are to complete the sentences.

Chapter 6 Nouns and Pronouns Tutorial  - Click here to download Powerpoint Show

Chapter 7 Count and Noncount Nouns Tutorial  - Click here to download Powerpoint Show

Chapter 8 Expressing Past Time, Part 1 Tutorial  - Click here to download Powerpoint Show OR watch these videos:

Chapter 8 Simple Past Tense Computer Explanations & Exercises:
Past Tense Forms of Be - Study examples which show the different affirmative, negative, and interrogative past tense forms of the verb "be".
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/finalses.php - Choose between was/were to complete the sentences.
Was or Were? - Fill in the blanks with was or were.
Darwin and Einstein - Read short stories about Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Choose between was or were to fill in the blanks in the stories.
Wasn't or Weren't? - Choose between wasn't or weren't to complete the sentences.
Questions with the Past Tense of Be - Read affirmative statements, then change them into questions.
Short Answers - Choose the correct short form to answer the question.
Was/Were 2 - Choose between was or were to complete the sentences.
Was/Were 3 - Practice subject-verb agreement in these past progressive sentences.
Was/Were 4
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/finalses.php - Type in yes/no questions using was/were & the words you see.
Spelling Rules for Regular Past Tense Verbs - Study the rules before trying the exercises below.
My Grandfather - Story with Past Tense Regular Verbs - Type in the correct past tense form (ed) of the regular verbs to complete the story.
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/pastnegative.php - Type in the negative contraction past tense form of the verbs.
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/yesnopast2.php - Type in yes/no question forms using didn't & the words you see.
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/finaled.php - Explanation & exercises about the 3 pronunciations of -ed
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/edpron.php - Multiple-choice quiz on the 3 pronunciations of -ed
Irregular Past Tense group 5 - multiple choice
Irregular Past Tense group 7 - multiple choice
Irregular Past Tense - Click on the ghosts before they get Cindy!
Irregular Past Tense verbs - multiple choice Walk the Plank game
Irregular Past Tense - Blockbusters game
Past Tense Basketball game
Moving to a New House - past tense multiple choice